Food production in the formerly communist countries: opportunities and threats from rising food prices

Gilles Mettetal, director of agribusiness at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about food production in the countries in which the EBRD operates, from central Europe to central Asia. The interview was recorded at the EBRD headquarters in London in October 2008 following a public discussion meeting on ‘Rising food prices: causes, consequences and remedies’.